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To: DesertRhino

did a quick look: I see in the confederate succession of Georgia they talked about the act of 1846 which lead to the Morrill Tariff.


46 posted on 06/17/2017 7:04:53 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric Cartman voice* 'I love you, guys')
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To: Steve Van Doorn

The tariff is one of the many causes. The Northern industrial states were imposing internal tariffs on the Southern states, to keep them in an inferior competitive position.


123 posted on 06/17/2017 9:20:04 PM PDT by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Steve Van Doorn

“did a quick look: I see in the confederate succession of Georgia they talked about the act of 1846 which lead to the Morrill Tariff.”

The Ordinances of Succession:

South Carolina: References slavery six times; taxes once, and tariffs none.

Mississippi: References slavery three times; taxes or tariffs, none.

Florida: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs.

Alabama: References slavery once; taxes or tariffs, none.

Georgia: References slavery 35 times; taxes or tariffs, none.

Louisiana: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs.

Texas: References slavery 22 times; taxes or tariffs, none; one references to the seizure of private property.

Virginia: References slavery once; taxes or tariffs, none.

Arkansas: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs.

North Carolina: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs.

Tennessee: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs.

Missouri: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs; one reference to the seizure of private property.

Kentucky: No references to slavery, taxes, or tariffs; two references to the seizure of private property.

In summary, out of the thirteen Ordinances of Succession, slavery is referenced 68 times; taxes once; and tariffs none.


197 posted on 06/18/2017 6:12:34 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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